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Claude Simon

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Claude Simon

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French writer (1913–2005)

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Claude Simon was a French writer and novelist born in Antananarivo on 10 October 1913. A member of the Nouveau Roman movement, he was educated at Collège Stanislas de Paris and Lycée Saint-Louis. Simon served in the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War. His notable works include *La Route Des Flandres*, *Les Géorgiques*, and *העשב*. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Simon received the Nobel Prize in Literature, the Prix Médicis, and the Austrian Decoration for Science and Art. He died in Paris on 6 July 2005 and is buried at Montmartre Cemetery. His works are held in the collection of the Musée National d'Art Moderne. Simon wrote in French, which was also his native language.

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Person · Open Library

Born
10 October 1913
Died
6 July 2005
Works
128

Top works

  • העשב
  • La Route Des Flandres
  • Nobel Konusmasi - Claude Simon - 1985
  • Les Géorgiques
  • Flandra Yolu

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Literature1985

    “who in his novel combines the poet's and the painter's creativeness with a deepened awareness of time in the depiction of the human condition”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Claude
Family name
Simon
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Antananarivo
Place of death
Paris
Occupation
novelist
Educated at
Lycée Saint-Louis
Languages spoken
French
Native language
French
Award
Austrian Decoration for Science and Art
Movement
Nouveau Roman
Conflict
Spanish Civil War
Military branch
International Brigades
Image
Claude Simon ca 1932.jpg
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place of burial
Montmartre Cemetery
date of birth
1913-10-10
date of death
2005-07-06
Commons category
Claude Simon
member of
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
name in native language
Claude Simon
ethnic group
French
has works in the collection
Musée National d'Art Moderne
birth name
Claude Eugène Henri Simon
writing language
French
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Encyclopedic overview

Claude Eugène Henri Simon ( French: [klod simɔ̃]; 10 October 1913 – 6 July 2005) was a French novelist and recipient of the 1985 Nobel Prize in Literature.

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